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  • Composer Toru Fuyuki, Known for “Ultraseven” Theme Song, Dies at 89

    Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese composer Toru Fuyuki, known for works including the theme song for “U...

    December 31, 2024

  • Jimmy Carter’s Death Brings Condolences From Around Japan; Became First Former U.S. President to Visit Hiroshima

    With the passing of Jimmy Carter this week, condolences came from various parts of Japan that had...

    December 31, 2024

  • Significant Milestones in Life and Career of Jimmy Carter

    — Oct. 1, 1924: James Earl Carter Jr. is born in Plains, Georgia, son of James Sr. and Lillian Go...

    December 30, 2024

  • PM Ishiba Expresses His Condolences over Victims of S. Korea Plane Crash

    Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba Sunday extended his condolences to the families of the victims of th...

    December 30, 2024

  • Jimmy Carter, 39th US President, Nobel Winner, Dies at 100

    ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House aft...

    December 30, 2024

  • Olivia Hussey, Star of the 1968 Film ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ Dies at 73

    LONDON (AP) — Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film "Romeo an...

    December 29, 2024

  • Japanese Automaker Suzuki Motor Corp.’s Senior Advisor Osamu Suzuki Dies at 94

    Osamu Suzuki, senior advisor at Suzuki Motor Corp. who fostered the Japanese company to become a ...

    December 27, 2024

  • India’s Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Architect of Economic Reforms, Dies at 92

    NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect o...

    December 27, 2024

  • China-Japan Association Sends Condolence Letter Over Tsuneo Watanabe; ‘Influential Journalist’ Hailed for Fostering Exchanges

    BEIJING — The China-Japan Friendship Association sent a message of condolence to The Yomiuri Shim...

    December 25, 2024

  • Yomiuri’s Tsuneo Watanabe Mourned Abroad as Perceptive Leader, ‘Patriot’

    WASHINGTON — The passing of Tsuneo Watanabe, who was representative director and editor-in-chief ...

    December 21, 2024

  • Yomiuri Shimbun’s Editor-in-Chief Became Mentor, Friend to Successive Japan PMs; Watanabe Remained at the Forefront of Politics

    Tsuneo Watanabe, representative director and editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, who...

    December 20, 2024

  • Watanabe Dedicated Himself to Development of Sports World; Yomiuri Editor-In-Chief Supported Baseball, Sumo, Soccer

    Tsuneo Watanabe, representative director and editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, who...

    December 20, 2024

  • Tsuneo Watanabe, Yomiuri Shimbun Editor-in-Chief, Dies; Journalist’s Influence Has Covered Many Fields in Nation (UPDATE1)

    Tsuneo Watanabe, representative director and editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, die...

    December 19, 2024

  • Yomiuri Editor-In-Chief Watanabe A Lifelong Journalist; Used Newspaper’s Influence To Help Shape Policy

    The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings Editor-in-Chief Tsuneo Watanabe, who died on Thursday, was at the fo...

    December 19, 2024

  • Tsuneo Watanabe Remembered; Kishida Encouraged by a ‘Great Influence on Japan’

    Messages of condolence regarding the death of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings Editor-in-Chief Tsuneo...

    December 19, 2024

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